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| Reference Number | EV02028 | |
| Title | Mapping of evidence of sustainable development impacts that occur in life cycles of clothing | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Not Energy Related 90%; Energy Efficiency (Industry) 10%; |
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| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Geography and Environmental Studies) 50%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Business and Management Studies) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 95%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 5%; |
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Project Contact No email address given Environmental Resources Management |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | DEFRA | |
| Start Date | 01 December 2006 | |
| End Date | 31 December 2007 | |
| Duration | 13 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £36,525 | |
| Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | DEFRA Sustainable Production and Consumption | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Environmental Resources Management (100.000%) |
| Web Site | https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110311134538/http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/business/scp/evidence/theme2/products0607.htm |
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| Objectives | The project aims were to- Identify the sustainability impacts (environmental and social) across the lifecycle of clothing based on existing evidence; Assess the robustness, uncertainties and Identify gaps in the impacts evidence; Make recommendations on further research required on lifecycle impacts of clothing; Review and assess the effectiveness of existing interventions to improve the sustainability performance of clothing and make recommendations on where UK interventions could make a significant improvement. *** Note: There is a comprehensive set of reports available, although only the Technical summary report has been uploaded | |
| Abstract | To support the Sustainable Clothing Roadmap (http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/business/products/roadmaps/clothing/documents/clothing-map-intro.pdf), this project is a desk top study of existing evidence to determine the sustainability impacts that occur across the life cycle and supply chain of clothing, existing interventions, gaps in evidence and recommendations for improving sustainability performance of clothing. The life cycle stages include raw materials (growth, acquisition and processing), fibre production (natural and synthetic), clothing production, garment assembly, packaging, distribution/retail, use and end of life were considered. There is a significant volume of evidence (UK and international) on the environmental and social impacts of clothing which has been drawn on for this project. | |
| Data | No related datasets |
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| Added to Database | 09/01/12 | |
